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My condo seniors had been planning, shopping, baking, and cooking in preparation for Chrisas dinner for months. This has been an adventure to watch.

My Condo Seniors are tech savvy. When they saw a great food photo in a magazine, they used the Digimarc smart-phone app to grab the recipe. They also used their iPads to swipe for recipes!

The "old ways" are still used. They sifted through family recipes, cut recipes from magazines and held menu-planning meetings where there was some lively discussions.

My kitchen was where they baked because I have the biggest kitchen and best stove. When my refrigerator ran out of space, several other condo refrigerators were volunteered.

Also, I do not need to worry about operating my stove. My Condo Seniors ordered it for me and are the only ones who use it. They also designed my kitchen. Basically, I just do the dishes and empty trash. Think I am kidding? There is a "Do Not Cross" line on the tile floor with my name on it.

My Condo Seniors were hard at work and inventive when things did not go as planned. Best example was the poached pears. When one of my Condo Seniors reached for the cherry juice in the refrigerator, the Chinese carryout's sweet-n-sour sauce was picked up and poured into the pan! The reaction was quick and they quickly added the cherry juice. I must say, the end result tasted good to me!

The crown roast of pork was ordered from Mazzaro's Italian Market. They had me go there to order it and then pick it up. Of course, they asked me to get bread and olives. Since I like Mazzaro's Panini bread, I grabbed a dozen of the smaller size. Unfortunately upon my return, I was told Panini is not rolls.

Another fun story involved the Chrisas tree on the far right. My Condo Seniors and I do not have large trees because storage is an issue. Well, my tree was moved about five times by them to make room for more decorations they had found and baked goods that seemed to be multiplying.

When I was told it was time to exchange gifts, they asked me to go to the tree and distribute the gifts. Only the tree was not where I had last seen it!

I enjoyed watching them open my gifts. This brought a smile and surprise to everyone. But that was because my Condo Seniors "Shop and wrap" for me. To put this politely, they do not think I have the best taste. I just give them my credit card and they go shop for me. So they do not tell me what they want.

Rumor is for the next Chrisas dinner, my Condo Seniors want to invite all their social media followers!